Ryan Gosling could produce, star, and direct a Busby Berkeley biopic
Now that Ryan Gosling is officially a multi hyphenate with the upcoming writing/directorial debut How to Catch a Monster, it seems that he’s in search of his next outing behind the camera, along with...
View ArticleCesar Chavez (★★½)
Competently made and undoubtedly well intentioned, perhaps almost to a fault, actor/filmmaker Diego Luna‘s Cesar Chavez is the sort of generic biopic that never truly establishes a reason to exist....
View ArticleFirst Trailer for Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ Premieres
Despite rather mixed reviews out of Sundance (though I think part of that had to do with the notorious Kickstarter campaign that got the project into production), one of the films I’m looking forward...
View ArticleFading Gigolo (★★½)
If ever there was a movie that seems to have been perfectly suited to have been made by Woody Allen, it’s Fading Gigolo. In fact, Allen has a juicy supporting role here, so even though it’s a film...
View ArticleAlex of Venice (★★★)
After really impressing me a few years back in Smashed (which should have gotten her an Academy Award nomination), Mary Elizabeth Winstead again turns in a great performance, this time for actor turned...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie Wrote a Screenplay to Star Alongside Brad Pitt
I’m not sure if the world is particularly clamoring for power couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt to work together on a movie, but it’s happy times for those of you who are. Apparently, Jolie has...
View ArticleTrust Me (★★★)
Though not on the same high level as his directorial debut Choke was (at least for me, since I’m a huge fan of both the book and the film adaptation), actor/filmmaker Clark Gregg shows us that he’s a...
View ArticleBen Affleck’s ‘Live By Night’ now targeting October 2016 release
As much as I’m one of the few (outside of Kevin Smith) who is excited to see Ben Affleck don the cape and cowl to play Batman, it seems that even a fan like myself has found a downside to this casting....
View ArticleGod’s Pocket (★★)
There’s no such thing as a bad performance from Philip Seymour Hoffman, and that’s true even when the movie surrounding the late actor isn’t up to par. Such is the case with actor John Slattery‘s...
View ArticleOpen Road Films Acquiring Jon Stewart’s directorial debut ‘Rosewater’
Very quietly, it seems like Open Road Films is becoming a smaller distribution house worth reckoning with. They released Jon Favreau‘s wonderful new movie Chef this weekend (my highly enthusiastic...
View ArticleWatch the First Clip for Ryan Gosling’s ‘Lost River’
I really have no idea what to expect with Ryan Gosling‘s directorial debut Lost River. Once called How to Catch a Monster, Gosling has said he was influenced by his work with Derek Cianfrance and...
View ArticleNew Trailer for Zach Braff’s ‘Wish I Was Here’ has dropped
After this week, when I’ll have been lucky enough to have seen Begin Again, Boyhood, and Life Itself, the film I might be looking forward to most this summer (and up there in general for this year,...
View ArticleRyan Gosling’s ‘Lost River’ headed to a different distributor?
After what can at best be referred to as a mixed reception from the folks at Cannes for Lost River (somewhat reminiscent of the response that Only God Forgives received at the festival last year), Ryan...
View ArticleClark Gregg on Directing and His Newest Film ‘Trust Me’
A week or so ago, I was lucky enough to get on the phone with one of my favorite character actors in the business…Clark Gregg. From his days playing a small part on The West Wing to his supporting...
View ArticleWatch the First Trailer for ‘The Interview’ with Seth Rogen and James Franco
After showing that he could direct (or at least co-direct) last year with This is the End, Seth Rogen is back with his partner Evan Goldberg for their sophomore feature, The Interview. Rogen co-stars...
View ArticleRobert Redford to adapt the WWII novel ‘Climb to Conquer’
It seems like Robert Redford‘s experience working on J.C. Chandor‘s All is Lost last year and the ensuing awards season adventure has gotten his creative juices flowing. Redford has a few projects in...
View ArticleBrand New Trailer for Angelina Jolie’s ‘Unbroken’
Aside from that Olympics centric Trailer from a little while ago, we haven’t seen too much of Angelina Jolie‘s awards hopeful Unbroken. Well, today we have a new full Trailer to show off, and this look...
View ArticleWish I Was Here (★★★½)
As someone who absolutely loved Zach Braff‘s directorial debut Garden State when it came out a decade ago, I’ve been looking forward to another outing as a filmmaker by the actor since then with a mix...
View ArticleAngelina Jolie will write, direct, and co-star with Brad Pitt in ‘By the Sea’
Remember when it was being floated around town that Angelina Jolie was planning to work with hubby Brad Pitt on her next outing as a filmmaker? Well, it seems like things are getting going on that one,...
View ArticleLake Bell has settled on her sophomore directing project
A slightly overachieving independent film of last year, Lake Bell‘s writing and directing debut In a World… established her as not just a very talented actress, but also a legitimate filmmaker as well....
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